The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-20
Religious Notes.

1t is with wits as with razors, which are never
apt to cut those they employed
when they have lost their edge.
The Memorial Church, erected at Portrush,
Ireland in memory of DIR. Adam Clarke. was
dedicated Sept. %. The foundation-stones
We're laid just year before. by the duke of
Abercorn.
A Fine cathedral. for some time in course of
erection. will be completed at Kief, Russia
early next summer. 1t will open with special
pomp and ceremony. by way of celebrating the
tianity into the empire.
One of the recent church missionary society
converts in the Punjab incurred much opposi-
ton on account of his having devoted his house
to mission purposes. On being called to account
for having done So his reply was: Never
mind the house; | intend to give myself
Professor Drummond and his co-laborers have
induced band of athletic young Christian men
to devote themselves to work among the tenement
houses of London. The professor thinks that
this spectacle will do more to inspire belief in
Christianity than whole library full of books
On dogrnatie theology.
Next summer there is to be held in London a
Roman Catholic congress at which all English
speaking communities will be represen ted The
three chief topics to be discussed are: The
attitude of the Catholic Church toward education
in general greater cooperation of the laity in
the work of the Church. and the diffusion Of
Catholic literature among the masses
A number of Baptist churches and clergymen
will follow Surgeons example in withdrawing
from the Baptist Union, among them Rev
Davies of Brighton church; Burton, of Dali
ston, and Sturgeon, of Croydon. The directors
of Pavors College will convoke a conference to
consider joint action on the secession. Noting
ham Tabernacle has passed a resolution of SYM
pathy with Sturgeon.
While on his wayto the Episcopal Missionary
Council III Philadelphia. Bishop futile of Mis-
souri, lost his satchel which was stolen at Kan
sas City. The thief got for his pains bishops
rones, sermon or two and prayer book. The
Bishop was mourning over his loss when he
ciled when some ladies of his diocese presented
him with London made set of robes. very cost
~ and the finest west of the Mississippi"
A great deal has been said about the candidat-
ing of ministers in this country. but we are yet
considerably behind our English brethren in that
respect. Nofewer than ITO candidates have APP
piled for the living of the Established Church,
kennoway, rendered vacant by the death of the
Rev. d. Stewart. Surrey Tabernacle has just
succeeded in agreeing on call for pastor. the
last pastor having died in 1872 Since then they
have had 120 supplies. 1t is to be hoped that
out of the multiplicity of such choice they have
hit upon the right man.
Outside the walls of Jerusalem a new town
has sprung up, building club having been es-
tablished few years ago. under the operation
of which 40 houses were erected in four years
by the Jews, while along the Jaffa road many
country villas have been erected of late by
European residents as summer abodes The
development of the building of new houses
without Jerusalem is to be found in the enter
prise which has led to much building being done
on the slopes of the Mount of Olives, the sum-
NIT of which is crowned with the Church of the
Ascension.
and perhaps alarm, the new missionary move
ment in Germany. So-called advanced the
ologians have well-organized society, whose
object is to make use of the elements of culture
and morality that are found in educated heather
nations, and on this basis build up Christian
culture according to advanced ideas This
ciety thinks that the old methods fail in that
they do not interest the thinkers among educated
non Christian people. 1t has Z, $50 members in
Switzerland and Germany. and has few
at work in Japan and China.
The-model Sabbath school is gathering for
the study of the Holy Scriptures, composed not
only of the children and youth. but also of the
members of the entire church and congregation.
This ideal is more nearly realized, perhaps in
Wales than any other country on the globe
There. to a greater extent than in almost any
other land it is the rule that children enter the
Sabbath school with the understanding that
they are to be discharged only by death or dis
ability. and it is no uncommon thing to find the
patriarch. of four score years, regular and con-
slant in his attendance upon its exercises. And
what is true of Wales ought to be true of every
Christian congregation.
The largest Baptist church in the country is to
be built in Philadelphia. 1t will seat 4. 600 persons
and will cost 100000. A thousand scholars will
be accommodated in the Sunday -school room,
and FIVE hundred more in the infant depart
ment. dining room. Kitchen parlors and a
large entertanment-room viii also be provided
All this is to give room and scope enough for the
ministry of the Rev. Russell IL Conwell Yale
College student. soldier lawyer. emigration
agent special correspondent in Earope for
American papers. traveller, lecturer, author,
theological student Baptist minister. The man
who has passed through and survived all these
preliminaries to settled ministry is only
forty four years old.
Christian Standard: BE careful of your pas
tor If you want him to preach you good SER
mons, if you want him to do his best work, in
dulge him little. Give him time for his study
room work. Don't press him too hard with
other ministries toward the closing hours of the
before preaching. it is possible he can do it. but
assuredly it will be at an expense which you
yourself, well as he will presently feel when
check a trife. If need be, after the discourse
Naturally he feels in some cases somewhat
more sociable than usual and is ready to talk
But our best authorities tell it is bad for the
preacher. Let him be quiet; give him few
ments rest-that is. if you wish him to preach